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Ohio State Data Catalog

The Ohio State Data Catalog, powered by data.world, is a critical tool that supports the data governance mission by providing a repository for storing business definitions and metadata about key datasets, reports, domains, and stewards.

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Data Catalog News

  • Using Metadata to Bridge the Gap Between Ohio State Data Producers and Data Consumers

    Ric Hunter | December 2, 2025
    Ohio State Data Stewards and Tableau Project Leads recently convened to discuss the importance of metadata. This post shares key points discussed and reveals five surprising truths about metadata that will help solve efficiency problems, benefit the newly released Ohio State Data Catalog, and make the work of data professionals more efficient, discoverable, and impactful.

  • Join the Next Institutional Definition Working Group: Learner

    Ric Hunter | March 5, 2024
    The Data Governance team is ready to convene the working group for the next institutional definition session. The session to discuss the institutional definition for the term "Learner" will occur on Thursday, April 4. Attend the upcoming session using the registration information in the full post.

  • Join the Next Two Institutional Definitions Working Groups: University Class Ranking and Race and Ethnicity

    Ric Hunter | October 27, 2023
    The Data Governance team is ready to convene the working groups for the next two institutional definitions sessions. The session for University Class Ranking System (Rank 1, Rank 2, Rank 3, Rank 4) will occur on Friday, November 17. The session for Race and Ethnicity will occur on Tuesday, November 28. Attend the upcoming sessions using the registration information below. Fr...
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